South Asia
/ˌsaʊθ ˈeɪʒə/
South Asia proper noun: a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
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Proper noun
South Asia
- A geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
- Synonyms:
- Southern Asia
South Asia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
South Asia in Hindi
- all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- दक्षिण एशिया dakṣiṇ eśiyā
South Asia in Tamil
- all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- தெற்கு ஆசியா teṟku āciyā, தென்னாசியா teṉṉāciyā
South Asia in Marathi
- all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- दक्षिण आशिया dakṣiṇ āśiyā
South Asia in Urdu
- all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- جُنُوبی ایشِیا junūbī eśiyā, جَنُوبی ایشِیا janūbī eśiyā
More languagesFewer languages
- South Asia in Bengali
- দক্ষিণ এশিয়া dokkhin eśiẏa
- South Asia in Telugu
- దక్షిణ ఆసియా dakṣiṇa āsiyā
- South Asia in Gujarati
- દક્ષિણ એશિયા dakṣiṇ eśiyā
- South Asia in Sanskrit
- दक्षिण एशिया dakṣiṇa eśiyā
- South Asia in Sinhala
- දකුණු ආසියාව dakuṇu āsiyāwa
- South Asia in Nepali
- दक्षिण एशिया dakṣiṇ eśiyā
- South Asia in Pashto
- سويلي آسيا soeli āsyā, سويلي اېشيا soeli ešyā
- South Asia in Tagalog
- Timog Asya
- South Asia in Arabic
- جَنُوب آسِيَا janūb ʔāsiyā
- South Asia in Malay
- Asia Selatan
- South Asia in Indonesian
- Asia Selatan
- South Asia in Thai
- เอเชียใต้ ee-chiia-dtâai
- South Asia in Vietnamese
- Nam Á
- South Asia in Myanmar
- တောင်အာရှ taung-ahra.
Synonyms of South Asia
Words formed from South Asia
Questions about South Asia
- What does South Asia mean?
- South Asia means a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
- What is South Asia in Hindi?
- South Asia in Hindi is दक्षिण एशिया (dakṣiṇ eśiyā). See South Asia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is South Asia?
- South Asia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce South Asia?
- South Asia is pronounced /ˌsaʊθ ˈeɪʒə/.
Words near South Asia in the dictionary
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